Water → HCID 69083181, compound

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Reaction Steps

A cooled (0° C.) mixture of commercially available piperidine-2,6-dione (400 mg; 3.46 mmol; 1.0 equiv.) and KOH (213 mg; 3.81 mmol; 1.1 equiv.) in anh. DMF (3.5 ml) was stirred, under nitrogen, for 30 min., and was then treated with a solution of commercially available 1-(bromomethyl)-4-(trifluoromethoxy)benzene (956 mg; 3.63 mmol; 1.05 equiv.) in anh. DMF (1 ml). The resulting mixture was further stirred at rt, under nitrogen, for 3 days. Water was added, and the mixture was extracted with Et2O (3×). The mixed organic layers were washed successively with 2 M aq. NaOH, aq. sat. NH4Cl, and brine, dried over anh. MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure affording 1-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)benzyl)piperidine-2,6-dione as a colorless oil. LC-MS (conditions E): tR=0.67 min.; no ionisation.

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